December 1906 calendar

Events

• 02 Dec 1906 , the first all-big-gun warship, is commissioned.
• 04 Dec 1906 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity in the United States established for men of African descent, was founded at Cornell University.
• 09 Dec 1906 New York American reports Belgian King Leopold II bribed US Senate commission on the Congo.
• 10 Dec 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt (1st American) awarded Nobel Peace Prize
• 11 Dec 1906 US President Roosevelt attacks abuses in the Congo.
• 12 Dec 1906 Oscar Straus, first Jewish cabinet member, appointed Secretary of Commerce.
• 14 Dec 1906 The first German Imperial Navy submarine, ''U-1'' (launched on August 4), is commissioned.
• 15 Dec 1906 The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
• 20 Dec 1906 Venezuela (under Vice-President Gomez) attacks Dutch fleet.
• 24 Dec 1906 Reginald A Fessenden became 1st to broadcast music over radio
• 26 Dec 1906 The world's first feature film, ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'', is released.
• 28 Dec 1906 Ecuador adopts its constitution.
• 30 Dec 1906 Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy.
• 04 Dec 1906 Alpha Phi Alpha the first intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity for African-Americans was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Famous Birthday

• Diavian Hopper

• Glema Hopper

• Grace Hopper

• Magdalynn Hopper

• Lenya Brezhnev

• Graciemae Hopper

• Lucylle Hopper

• Princessa Hopper

• Avice Hopper

• Evolett Hopper

• Lavida Hopper

• Justa Hopper

• Bravery Hopper

• Macil Hopper

• Albirta Hopper

• Aldan Hopper

• Francy Hopper

• Leonidus Brejnev

• Llewelyn Lloyd

• Evoleth Hopper

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Famous Deaths

• Josaphine Butler

• Élie Ducommun

• Ruhani Baba

• Ettore Baldi

• Jeremiah Curtin

• Josephine Butler

• Charles Townsend

• Ferdinand Brunetière

• Mdungazwe Ngungunyane Nxumalo

• Ferdinand Brunetiere

• Adalbert von Goldschmidt composer

• Elie Ducommun

• John A C Oudemans Dutch geographer/astronomer

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Arthur Pryor's Band - On the Rocky Road to Dublin
2. Henry Burr - All Through the Night
3. Vess Ossman - Sunflower Dance
4. Bert Williams - Let it Alone
5. Ada Jones - It's All Right in the Summertime